People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Comoros
Comoros: People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 was 0.8% in 2017. ◆ Volatile
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Comoros, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Comoros stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Comoros peaked at 0.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Comoros ranks 52nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3 in Comoros, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +97.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +49.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +33.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +24.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +19.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Comoros
- 49 Mali 1.1% compare
- 50 Rwanda 1.1% compare
- 51 South Africa 0.8% compare
- 53 Dominican Republic 0.6% compare
- 54 El Salvador 0.4% compare
- 55 Congo 0.4% compare
More health data for Comoros
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8656 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 827.3 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 136 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1818 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1869 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Comoros?
- People practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 in Comoros was 0.8% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Comoros rank for people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3?
- Comoros ranks 52nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation (% of population): q3 rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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